Final Call for Innovation Awards Nominations
Nominations for The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2022 will close on October 28. Nominate now!
James Strachan | | 3 min read | News
Last year’s innovation awards spanned the breadth and depth of analytical science, with mass spectrometry, microscopy, spectroscopy and chromatography all represented in the top five technologies (scroll down to see the full 2021 list).
What will we find in this year’s Innovation Awards? Well, that’s up to you.
Our judging panel can only assess the technologies and solutions that have been nominated, so please make sure you get your nominations in by Friday, October 28. Simply fill in the quick form available here.
The only rules are that the technology or solution must have been commercially released (or planned for release) in 2022 – and it must be expected to have a significant impact on analytical science.
Good luck!
The Innovation Awards 2021: Who Made Last Year’s List?
1. ZenoTOF 7600 System
QTOF mass spectrometer that includes a Zeno trap to increase duty cycle and EAD (electron activation dissociation) for alternate fragmentations and improved structural characterization.
Produced by SCIEX
2. HYPERION II FTIR Microscope
FT-IR and infrared laser imaging (ILIM) microscopy combined in a single device for the first time, offering all three measurement modes: transmission, reflection, and ATR.
Produced by Bruker Optics
3. MOBIE
MOBIE is a SLIM-based high-resolution ion mobility product aimed at biotherapeutic drug development and multiomic biomarker discovery.
Produced by MOBILion Systems, Inc.
4. Virsa Raman Analyser
A flexible, fiber-coupled system that allows real-time analysis of irregular surface samples.
Produced by Renishaw Plc.
5. Multi-Gas Enabled Thermal Desorbers
Thermal desorption instruments that can operate with hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen.
Produced by Markes International
6. BioAccord System with ACQUITY Premier
Enhancing biotherapeutic monitoring through improved analyte recovery and increased assay-to-assay accuracy and precision.
Produced by Waters Corporation
7. SELECT SERIES MRT
A high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer that delivers 200,000 Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM) resolution and part-per-billion mass accuracy independent of scan speed.
Produced by Waters Corporation
8. Orbitrap Exploris GC 240 MS
A high-resolution GC-MS system with the mass resolving power to expand research capabilities.
Produced by Thermo Fisher Scientific
9. Spectrus JS
Spectrus JS is the first browser-based NMR data processing software on the market.
Produced by ACD Labs (Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.)
10. Proteome Discoverer 3.0 Software
Artificial intelligence and deep learning for proteomics research.
Produced by Thermo Fisher Scientific
11. MH Verify
A LAMP-based test for HLVd: RNA that can cause disease in many plants, including cannabis.
Produced by KAYCHA LABS
12. cryoRaman
A Raman microscope that enables measurements at a supercool 1.8 K, in high magnetic fields, and with full polarization control.
Produced by WITec GmbH and attocube systems AG
13. Orbitrap IQ-X Tribrid Mass Spectrometer
Combining mass analyzer tech with intelligent acquisition, intuitive software, and hands-free calibration for small molecule identification.
Produced by Thermo Fisher Scientific
14. DPiMS QT
Probe electrospray ionization (PESI) is combined with a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the analysis of small samples.
Produced by Shimadzu Corporation
15. BioPhase 8800 System
The BioPhase 8800 is the only multi-capillary system for CE-SDS analysis on the market – and it aims to help biopharma companies shorten development timelines.
Produced by SCIEX
For more information, check out last year’s feature here.
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